Mtifoer?thi of 5. te ,,f lb> to 9. Senator Crouch voiced the con dem? nation of tin- board, alleging from reports uf minutes, that they con? demned l>r. Hubco.k and his lady as-) Mutant on December 1-th. when the board met behind closed doors, and then iat?-r res, ,t ,ied their action, and exonerated Dr. Sa anders when her > eMentatl\e O. U Saunders. appeared ami demanded an nestima? tion Into the . hug -.. The .1,1 ale grew warm and senator after senator demanded the ii vcatigution. The nine votes In opposition were hj -. natoi s i 'litton. I ?. n-os, Cross, PA lb T hnaon, Mars, Sharpe, Strait. Wrner and Williams. The light lifting of the Veil from the* seething friction in the asylum munugemcnt 11 the senate debate, has Intensified interest in the matt. r. The Hi Hats listened to a speech on ths primary nform bill from Senator Nicholson. i nkin station 111: titiNt;. Senator ( Hi ton U I'ushlsgJ Sumtcr Station Hill Hit Itailrnuds Ask for Postponement v. ntil Hearing C an b, Ulvon Hallroad He prcson lathes. CohlSSbtS J 11. 14.?The senate rail? road Committee will meet Tuesday g| ternoon at 4 o'clock to oonsl lot again S ttumter union station rnulfcer. nator Clifton has been pressing the '^passage of the imerrdment to the Spa.ftanb.irg union ?tatlog bill and he has urged the eommitt* e to take the matter up and dispose of It. Mr. Thomas Wilson, if Snmter, president of tho Northwest? rn Ib.ilway h s re nested a lo at mg on the Sumtcr un? ion station pr..p. slton and he will probably appear Tuesday afternoon before the committee. He wired a fsw days ago r. ?, i.-m m-? pootpont? ment of final consideration of the Sunuer matter. Several representatives of the rail? roads m\ dved in the propos'-d con? struction of a union station at Sum? tcr have been heard by the committee. Following the in--cling Tuesday af? ternoon the senate railroad commu? tes will report to the senate the re? sult of th? hearing on both the Spar tanburg and Sumtcr union stations. In the house there is a bill providing fof the erection g ,,der Alder? man vho testilled that be believed Judge Speer used cocaine or other druga He charged that Judge IfpOOf Woefully neglected bUMMssgg of the court, being absent foUff or live no atbs rn"titln every summer. He d. < -lured J idge Speer old\ Ilk* -1 to I I > cillliiiii! cusej? wnieh attracted MWSpapSf at? tention. Wh. n Alderm in t. tilled (hat Judge Sp? er unduly inllio in Sd the trial of Hi irboroiiKh case at Albany. Judge Speer urose saying. "I've .???.1 this is long SI I 1 in.' 'ami asked to be al lowed t?? read Iii-? charge to He Scar b. NMSSjk J'?r\ riSSlnnOll Webb re? fuse.I to bear S|.r s BtatOSSOflt. Aft" I making BSVefal :.tt? mpt.i |0 SO Im.ml Judge Speer s.l down, protesting. I ItlMIN It si 1 | |; in (it I - H \<.l DggggOf UtiSSJim Ib.ianlcal t.aiden wiiii nnggsj llhisgow. J-'ii. -'I -uffr :.ti? | e\ ploded a bomb at Kehhh- I'al.o. and botanb al guldens toduv. WfeCklOfl the conservatory ami damaging the m in building The green h..u e gl SJ Will so, 1 shed Handle Is or \ iluabb pi mi %?vr? lorn up. COETHALS OFFERED GOOD JOB WOULD ACCEPT POSITION OF PO. LICK i ommismonfk OF m:\v YORK on con? ditions. saw Tlmt Authority of Commissioner is lOO Limited ami He Would not Accept the Piece I nloss His Power QVOJff Men on I ore ? is Unrestricted ?Would C< mplclo Canal First. Pa nemo? Jon? It,?Col. George VY, Goethais, ehief snglessr of the Pen? erne cennli recently was tendered the position of police commissioner of New York end in rep y te a letter sent him by Mayor Mitchell through George \V. Perkins, signified his willingness to neeept tin- position only under cer? tain conditional Thew conditions wer?' that he should be permitted to remain on the isthmus until the canal is completed and in Miooessful opera? tion and that he la given oomplete control over the police department. Col. Goethais added that ai he itlll would be an army < Micer after his work here was completed be would not resign to aeeept Mayor Mitchell's Offer, hut tlmt he WOUld take the po? sition if Preeldent Wilson gave him pei mission to ret ire. Col. Got thals Instated that he must have complete control o\cr the po? lice department, inch ding the right to dismiss incompeter.l men Without their having a right to appeal to a tOUrt which WOUld annul his dismiss? al*. Col, <; isthale said today thai Mr. Perkins made ? spe rial trip to the iuhmus to bring him the letter from Major Mitehel Containing the offer of the commissioners.iip. He added that the conditions he imposed seemed almost to preclude his be i oming head of the New York police 60] aftment When the offer was first made, he said, it looked attrac tive to him, hut lUVestlgatioi showed that the notice commissioner's power.-: were too limited to males it possible to carry into effect reforms he might p-onoee. SEEKS To MEET TERMS. Mitehel Says He Will lake Steps hie aiediately to Arramv for GocthaTs WMae New York, Jan. 2.',.? Mayor John Purroy Mitehel In announcing to* ni?;hf that lie had obtalnsd from Col. t; orge W. Goethais a Qualified ac* < ? ptnnes of an offer of the New York polieo eoir.re.is'Uonership. nuole it known that he Immediately would ? steps to meet the conditions laid lows by the Panama oanal builder. The mayor .said a hill WOUld m trodueed in the legislature at Albany giving ti?e commissioner added pow? ers and Intimated that he would ??.? willing to meet Col. Goethais' other conditio ms of a wait until the end ol 1114, when tin- Colonel's work on the i.mus s'oaii have h. en completed. ? <>re the appointment became effec? Irrt? Mayor Mitehel gave out a letter from Coi. Goethais, brought from Pan ema todnv by George W, Perkins. The mi y >r did not make an outright State? mem that he would hold the com* missioju rship open for a sear, I>111 the Intimation that he would do so was strong. PL\\s RADIUM PLANT. ?Lam* Proposes Govcrwsaenl Hovel* opmeiil of Lands. Washington, Jan. is.?Tentative plans for the construction of a area! lOVSmmsnt radium producing plant in Colorado were discussed today In a conference at tin Interior depart? ment by Secretary Lane and the Col? orado delegation in congress. It WU i i...i i bat there should i>?- no an? nouncement concerning the scheme until details have been worked out, but it is understood the Colorado del? egation toM Secretary Lane tiny would not continue opposition to the pending bills for Withdrawal f con cress, requiring the department of ag rioulture to investigate the ginning, baling, grading, etc., of cotton, one of tin- Undings of tin- department is that the speed of the Kin docs not affect the lint so loin; as the COttOh is dry and the gin in good mechanical con? dition. The heoi of this department Informed Senator Smith today that the tests had been made at different ginneries in the South, running the from the lowest number of rev? olutions to the highest, and that as long as the cotton is in good condi? tion and the cm properly adjusted Hie highest possible rate of speed 'lid not Injure the ||nt one particle. This he considers of vast Importance to the cotton Industry throughout the South, because the number of bales that a ginning plant may pul out in a large u asute determines the price of gin nlng, and this is an item of im? portance both to the fanners and the ov\ in r of t he gin. WILL PROTECT FOREIGN INTER? ESTS. Warship Trains Her (iuiis t?> Protect American Legation at Port An Prim c. Port An Prince, Haytl, Jan. 14.? Hebels today attacked St. Marie, an import ini town fc?rti miles north ol lore. The government commander there sent urgent applications for re? inforcements, Hebels now control northern Haytl. The warship .Montana arrived toduy with orders to train her Runs to pro lee! the American legation. -\i the tu t . a n lie hear) Sonn- limit must be fixed, it is Jpon the character of testimony to >e taken. To throw tire doors open to everybody mani? festly would be impossible, but it is , proposed to get the views of represen? tative men in various spheres of bus? iness life and to entertain suggestions from members Of congress Of all par? ties. Before agreeing upon a def.nite pro? gramme a review of all trust hearings recently conducted by committees of congress is proposed to a^oid un? necessary duplication. Whether it will be feasible In order to expedite legislation, to have joint hearings of the senate and house committees has not been detcrmintod, but seemed more likely tonight than heretofore. Representative Murdoch, Progres? sive party leader in the house, asked the judiciary committee today to hear I three leaders of the party outside of congress. who will voice'the Pro? gressive view of anti-trust legislation. The entire trust legislation outlook Will be the subject of conference to inorrow tit a luncheon given by Sen? ator Newlands to Democratic mem? bers of the senate and house inter? state commerce and the house judi cinry members. Senator Newlands late today Intro? duced the interstate trade commis? sion bill previously presented in the house by Representative Clayton. Its appearance In the senate had been delayed by debate on the Alaska rail? way measure. TOBACCO (OMPANY OFFICERS. Elected at Meeting Monday?Matters Relating te> Building of Warehouse Discussed. A meeting of the directors of the ' Farmers' Tobacco Warehouse Com? pany was held at noon today. A permanent organisation was effected by election of the following officers to serve for one year, except that Managing Secretary B, I. llearde>n, of the Chamber of Commerce cmitinues to serve as ex-othVio secretary of the Warehouse Company until the ware? house Is erected and turned over to the lessee, Mr. T. R. Pepper ol Win sten-Salem, N. C. President, G. A. Lemmon, vice president W. G. Moses, Treasurer, C. G. Rowland. Messrs. Lemon, Harvin, Moses, llow land and McCallum were appointed as a committee to purchase site for warehouse1, with full power to act as to size, Cost, location, e>tc. Mr. T. U. Pepper, the lessee' and manager, was present and conferred with the directors as to plans and other matters in connection with the immediate building of the warehouse. President i>. l>. Moise, of the Cham? ber of Commerce was present a id to him was referred the matter of se? curing a charter, fixing of contract With Mr. Pepper and other legal mat? ter therewith. DID HE DRINK POSTUM? Millionaire Cereal Manufacturer Ha*. Nervous Breakdown. Rattle Creek, Mich.. Jan. 24.? Charles Pifst, the millionaire cereal manufacturer has suffered a com? plete nervous breakdown. He started today in n private car for Southern California. He hopes to regain his health. Need Not Paj Double on Fires. Washington, Jan. -?'?.?South Da? kota law compelling railroads i< pa* double damages Incurred by fires set by locomotive was declared void by the Polled states Supreme Court to? day. SECOND LARGEST COUCH CR3P GINXERS REPORT INDICATES CROP WILL REACH 11.000 000 HAL KS. C ensus Bnroaa Report Shows (.innings to in? i;t.58o.i7l Bates for 10It Crop Ginned up to January ltitli. Waohington? Jan. 23.?Announce? ment by the census bureau today that 13,589,171 baks of cotton, exclusive of Unters, had been ginned prior to January If officially establishes the fact that the 1913-'14 cotton crop iS the second in size the country has grown. Linters obtained to Januarj' 1 amounted to 396,934 bales, bringing the total cotton ginned, as far as Of? ficial figures show, to 13,980,105 run? ning bales. This amount will be in? creased by ginnings during the re? mainder of the season so that the final figures will show a crop of more than 14,000,000 bales. The preliminary figures will not be announced until March 20, when the census bureau will make its report showing the ginnlngi to Februar"- 28. In the past five years the quantity of cotton ginned between January 16 and February 28 has averaged 3.C per cent of the entire crop. During the period between Janu? ary 1 and January 10 235,902 bales were ginned, which is greater than at , any similar period in the past live rears. The ninth cotton ginning report of the census bureau for the season, is? sued at 10 o'clock this morning, an? nounced that 13,589,171 bales of cot? ton, counting round as half bales, of the growth of 1913 had been ginned prior to January 16, to which date during the past seven years the gin ; ning averaged 95.5 per cent, of the entire crop, l^ast year to January 16 there had been ginned 13,088,930 bales, or 97 per cent of the entire crop; in 1911 to that date 14,515,799 bales, ?r 93.3 per cent., and in 1908 to that date 12,666,203 bales, or 96.8 per cent. fncluded ;n the ginnings were 9 7, 03 1 round 1 ales, compared with 78, C90 bales iast year, 97,054 bales in 1911, 111,079 bales in 1910 and 232, 510 bales in 190S. The number of sea island cotton bales included were 76,182, compared with 70,758 bales last year, 109.867 bales in 1912 and 92,191 bales in i9o:<. SUMTER I JO YS OVERWHELMED. Colombia Y. M. C. A. Team Defeats Local Men by Score of 70 to 15. The game of the Sumter Y. M. C. A. basbetkall team in Columbia Satur? day proved disastrous for the local men. The final score was 70 to 15 in favor of Columbia Y. M. C. A., and this score about indica.ed the differ? ence in playing between the two teams. The Sumter boys did not stand a chance to win at any time in the game and although they worked gamely, they were not a match for the more experienced Columbia players, all of whom were stars. For Columbia Uhea and Hardee were the two fastest and best men, although the other men Aid (Ins werk. For Sumter Walsh made three of the field goals. Jeffords and Chan? dler one each, the other points being made >n foul goals. The local players were out of prac? tice aim this had ~ great deal to do with [he size of the score against them. The Columbia team has been invited to come to Sumter in the near future, when the local men hope to put up a much better shoving than in tin- game in Columbia. Tili: IIAYTIEN REVOLUTION. Rebel Leaders Quarrelling Among Themselves Before War Ends. Fort Au Prince, Jan. 26.?Haytion Rebel leaders are quarreling among themselves, General Theodore at? tempted to disarm ami arrest Gen. ileliard and later took refuge in the French consulate at Cape Kattien, it is hoped the trouble among the Heb? els may yet save the government from overthrow. The German warship VTneta is coming to protect German interests. Foreigners are being pro tected by the United States cruiser Montgomery \o VOTES FOR WOMEN. McMillan Suffrage Hill Kitted in House. Columbia, Jan. 24.?The votes for women bin died in the house this nmrning when it was reported unfa? vorably by the judiciary committee. Its author, young Mr. McMillan, made no attempt to save it. Apparently he re? garded it as a "joker."'